Burke,
Doreen Bulger, et al. In Pursuit of Beauty: Americans and the Aesthetic
Movement. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rizzoli, New York, 1987.
Wonderful resource for images and background on decorative arts in the
Aesthetic style.

Madigan,
Mary Jean, (Intro). Nineteenth Century Furniture: Innovation, Revival
and Reform. An Art and Antiques Book, Billboard Publications, New York,
1982. Gives a background to the philosophical and commercial thinking behind
style changes during the nineteenth century in the United States.

Naeve,
Milo M. Identifying American Furniture: A Pictorial Guide to Styles
and Terms, Colonial to Contemporary. The American Association for State
and Local History, Nashville, 1981. A small book with a set of illustrated
elements and motifs for each style.